OboeBass! presents a "Pages of Music" in-school preview to prepare Richfield STEM and Dual Language Elementaries 4th graders for their upcoming field trip to hear the Minnesota Orchestra perform their "Colors of Music" Young People's Concert at Orchestra Hall. This program is underwritten by YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, with support from Thursday […]
Dr. Rolf Erdahl, an authority on the music of Edvard Grieg, presents "Accounting for Grieg," a lecture/recital about Grieg's formative influences. Erdahl and fellow Grieg Society Board member, pianist Sonja Thompson perform Grieg's "Intermezzo" along with selections from Grieg's Cello Sonata, Schumann's Fantasiestücke, Op. 73, and other music, assisted by Carrie Vecchione, oboe. This previews […]
Rolf has been invited to lecture and perform in Bergen, Norway as part of the Oct. 26-29 chamber music symposium, "Romantic Piano meets the Hardanger Fiddle," presented by the International Edvard Grieg Society. He is tentatively scheduled to perform on recitals at 1:00, Thurs., Oct. 26, and 6:00, Fri., Oct. 27. He will present his […]
OboeBass!, verdas einaste obo/kontrabass duo, vil framføre sine unike musikalske blandingar av stil og lydar ved Mo kyrkje på 31. october. OboeBass! består av ekteparet oboisten Carrie Vecchione og bassisten Rolf Erdahl. Dei bur i Apple Valley i Minnesota, har spelt inn 5 CD’ar og held mange konsertar rundt om i Amerika. Når musikarar giftar […]
OboeBass!, verdas einaste obo/kontrabass duo, vil framføre sine unike musikalske blandingar av stil og lydar ved Jostedalsbreen nasjonalparksenter torsdag, 2. november. OboeBass! består av ekteparet oboisten Carrie Vecchione og bassisten Rolf Erdahl. Dei bur i Apple Valley i Minnesota, har spelt inn 5 CD’ar og held mange konsertar rundt om i Amerika. Når musikarar giftar […]
We'll prepare Forest Elementary third graders from the Robbinsdale school district for their upcoming trip to Orchestra Hall to hear the Minnesota Orchestra. This will the last of the ten schools and 1,100 students we reach this month in the Robbinsdale Schools. YPSCA, the Young People's Symphony Concert Association, is one of the nation's longest-serving […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
"The Classical and Jazzy Nutcracker," compares Tchaikovsky's original holiday classic with Duke Ellington's brilliant jazzy takes on Tchaikovsky's scintillating melodies. These programs outline the lives and music of Tchaikovsky and Duke Ellington, visit the differences between jazz and classical music, and compare and contrast their respective spectacular Nutcracker masterpieces. This will be the first of […]
PREMIERE! Friday, Dec. 1 at 7:30 pm OboeBass! premieres Jeff Lambert's "Dissonant Grooves IV" at Antonello Hall at the MacPhail Center for Music, Minneapolis. Jeff wrote this piece for OboeBass! combining new techniques, pungent dissonances, and funky rock groove rhythms. This is something totally new and exciting for us! We'll be the first group performing […]
